Re: paying for GH ....attention: echamp

[Guest guest]

Hi Ed,

Thank you so much for your reply... I have Medco health as my

perscription company, too. When I called them the other day they

claimed verbally that they do not pay for GH, but I guess I will

have to move forward appealing to both my health & perscription

company. If you don't mind, Ed, did you have to appeal to medco

health?

Thank you,

Diane

> > Hi all!

> > Has anyone encountered this situation... When you have a

> > perscription plan that is separate from your health coverage

> > insurance plan who pays(hopefully pays) for the growth hormone

and

> > supplies?

> > Diane

> > mom to a, RSS, MPD7, PDD, 109cm, 20kg, 7yrs. yesterday!

[Guest guest]

Diane,

We recently went through the process for getting GH approved by our

insurance company. We didn't do a thing. The doctor contacted the

pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, and the staff in their " bridge

program " did everything for us. The incentive for them is that

Pfizer created and wants to sell GH, genotropin in this case. We

supplied them with any information they needed, but they worked with

the insurance company and went through two appeal levels before the

insurance company agreed to authorize the purchase of GH through our

plan. I was so grateful that we didn't have to deal with the

insurance company at all.

Sherri D.

Mom to 6 year old twins - Abby (RSS) and Sam (nonRSS)

> > > Hi all!

> > > Has anyone encountered this situation... When you have a

> > > perscription plan that is separate from your health coverage

> > > insurance plan who pays(hopefully pays) for the growth hormone

> and

> > > supplies?

> > > Diane

> > > mom to a, RSS, MPD7, PDD, 109cm, 20kg, 7yrs. yesterday!

[Guest guest]

Hi diane!!

as sherri stated this was the same thing for us Pfizer did all the

work with getting our ght started,(we also had the stimulation

testing done which they were able to use as leverage and got it

approved the first time they tried) maybe you should see if the drug

company will go the same route for you as well. my insurance is

cigna and we just have to use their tela-drug pharmacy to get our

ght from. they pay 100% i dont even have to pay a copay. good luck!!

jodie

(nicholas-6 nonrss, christopher-3 rss 23lbs 33 " ght genotropin .6,

johnathon-9m nonrss)